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James Kearney, 
John Hipple. 
John F. Shook, 
M. K. Glenn, 
William Rowe. 
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APR 5 1904 
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RULES 

OF THE 

BOARD OF EDUCATION GOALTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 



OKGANIZATION. 

1. The Board of Education shall organize on the third Monday of 
April, each year by electing a President, Clerk and Treasurer. 

2. In the absence of the President, a President j»>^o« tempore shall 
be chosen. 

3. At the meeting for organization the Clerk shall call the meeting 
to order at the pi'oper time, when a temporary chairman shall be chosen, 
to serve until a President shall have been elected. 

4. The regular meetings of the Board shall be held on the first Mon- 
day of each month, commencing at seven o'clock p. m., from October 1st 
to April 1st, and the remainder of the year at 7:30 p. m. 

5. The President shall call a special meeting of the Board when re- 
quested in writing to do so by a majority of all the members of the Board. 

6. The President shall decide all questions of order, subject to 
an appeal to the Board. He shall preserve order and decorum in the 
proceedings, and if any member violate the rules th« President shall — 
or any member may — call ^the transgressor to order, when he shall im- 
mediately take his seat, unless permitted to explain ; and the Board, if 
appealed to, shall decide. He shall sign all orders drawn on the Treas- 
urer by the Clerk, when ordered by the Board. 

7. At the first regular meeting after the organization of the Board, 
the President shall appoint the following standing committees, consist- 
ing of two members each, viz : 

First — Committee on finance. 

Second — Committee on Building and Repai.s. , 

Third — Committee on Course of Study and Text Books. 
Fourth — Committee on Discipline. 

And such other Committees as may at any time be oi'dered by the 
oard. 



RULES OF BUSINESS. 

8. When a member wishes to speak he shall rise and respectfully 
address the President. 

9. No member shall speak more than twice on any question with- 
out leave of the Board, nor more than ten minutes at any one time. 

10. When a question is put every member Jshall vote yea or nay, 
unless excused by the Board. 

11. Any member may demand the yeas and nays on any question. 

12. Any member may protest against the action of the Board and 
have the reasons therefor entered on the journal of proceedings. 

13. Every motion or proposition shall be reduced to writing if 
required by the President or any member of the Board. 

14. When a motion is made and seconded, it shall then be in the 
possession of the Board and shall be stated by the President or read by 
the Clerk previous to debate. 

15. A motion may be withdrawn by leave of the Board at any time 
before amendment or disposal. 

16. A motion to reconsider must be made by a member voting with 
the majority, and must be made at the same time or the next regular 
meeting. 

17. The President, on taking the chair, shall direct the Clerk to 
call the names of the members of the Board, noting those present and 
absent. He may order the attendance of absentees. 



ORDER OF BUSINESS. 

18. The following shall be the order of business : 
First — Reading, correcting and approving the minutes. 

Second — Presenting and acting upon petitions and communications, 
includiug communications from the Superintendent. 
Third — Presenting and disposing of accounts. 
Fourth^ — Report of Finance Committee. 
Fifth — Report of Building and Repair Committee. 
Sixth — Report of Committee on Course of Study and Text Book?. 
Seventh — Report of Committee en Discipline. 
Eighth — Report of Select Committees. 
Ninth — Resolutions. 
Tenth — Unfinished Business. 
Eleventh — Miscellaneous Business. 

19. These rules may be suspended at any regular meeting of the 
Board by a vote of a majority of all members of he Board. 

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STANDING COMMITTEES. 

FINANCE. 

20. It shall be the dut}' of the Committee on Finance to examine 
the accounts of the Clerk and Treasurer and report the result at the reg- 
ular meeting of the Board in April. 

21. They shall report to the Board at the regular meeting in May , 



their opinion in regard to the salaries of the Superintendent and Teach- 
ers, recommending such salaries as in their judgment would be proper. 
They shall report to the Beard at the regular meeting in May, the 
amount of tax that in their judgment will be necessary to defray the 
expenses of the schools for the ensuing year. 

22. They shall examine all accounts that may be referred to them 
by the Board and report upon the same as soon as the natuie of the 
case will admit. 

BUILDING AND REPAIRS. 

23. The Committee on Building and Repairs shall exercise a gen- 
eral supervision over the school house and grounds and report from 
time to time to the Board, such repairs or improvements as in their 
opinion may be necessary. 

COURSE OF STUDY AND TEXT BOOKS. i 

24. It shall be the duty of the Committee on Course of Study and 
Text Books to report to the Board at the regular meeting in May, an- 
nually, the number of schools and teachers in each grade that will be 
necessary for the ensuing year. They shall examine the course of study 
a-td text books established and in use in the schools and report annually 
any changes in either, that in their opinion, will be necessary. 

DISCIPLINE. 

25. The Committee on Discipline shall examine into all cases of 
insubordination or other violations of the rules or requirements of the 
Superintendent or Teachers by any of the pupils, when called on to do 
so, and report to the board at its first meeting thereafter. They shall 
inquire into anj^ complaints, dissatisfaction or grievances on the part of 
teachers and report the same to the Board. 

Bhtles for the Regulation of the Schools. 

SUPERINTENDENT. 

1. The Superintendent shall have the general supervision of all 
the Schools. He shall see that the Teachers are at their several school- 
rooms at the times required by these rules, and that the bells are rung 
at the proj)er times. 

2. He shall visit the several rooms as often as practicable, con- 
sistent with the faithful discharge of his other duties, and secure and 
maintain, through the teachers, thorough discipline and systematic 
instruction. 

3. The Superintendent shall attend all regular meetings of the 
School Board, to give any information in regard to the schools, or to 
make any reports required by the Board. 

TEACHERS. 

1. Each Teacher is required to have a copy of these regulations at 
all times in his or her school room, and to read to the pupils, at least 
once in each term, so much of the rules as will give them a just under- 
standing of the rules by which they are to be governed. 



2. Teachers shall punctually observe the hours for opening and 
closing the schools, and are requii'ed to be in their respective rooms for 
the 1 eception of the pupils, Jifteen minutes, both forenoon and afternoon,, 
before the time prescribed for commencing school. 

, 3. It is ex ected that Teachers will constantly maintain discipline 
in the schools. They shall co-operate with the other teachers in secur- 
ing good order in the halls, on the stairway, and about the school premises. 

4. It shall be the duty of Teachers to exercise constant supervision 
and care over the general conduct of their pupils while at school, and as 
far ar possible, to exescise an influence over them on the way to and 
from school, and they are especially enjoined to avail themselves of every 
opportunity to inculcate the observance of correct manners, habits and 
principles. 

5. They shall, to the utmost of their ability, inculcate in the 
minds of their pupils correct principles of morality, and a proper regard 
foi' the laws of society and for the government under which they live ; 
but no sectarian or pai'tisan instruction shall be given in the schools. 

6. To secure order and maintain discipline, to command obedience 
and control stubborness, to quicken diligence and reform bad habits, the 
Superintendent and teachers are hereby a^med with power to inflict 
corporal punishment. 

7. The roll-call of deportment is forbidden, and no Teacher shall 
ask or allow any pupil to report his behavior for the day or any part 
thereof. 

8. Teachers shall make out a program of recitation for their classes 
at the beginning of each term, and keep a copy of the same in the school 
room. 

9. Teachers may require excuses from the parent or guardian, ei- 
ther in person or by written note, in all cases of absence or tardiness, or 
dismissal before the close of school. 

10. Whenever the unexcused absence of any pupil daring anj' term 
shall amount in the aggregate to seven days, or the cases of unexcused 
tardiness shall amount to seven, he shall be reported to the Board, and 
the teacher may suspend him until the opinion of the Board can be ta- 
ken. For this purpose, an unexcused absence or tardiness for half a 
day or less, and for more than one hour, at any one time, shall be deem- 
ed a half day's absence ; and such al)sence or tardiness for more than 
half a day at one time shall be reckoned as an absence for a whole day. 

11. In all schools where there are primary pupils, it is recommend- 
ed that exercises in free gj'^mnastics and suitable vocal and '■'breathing 
exercises " be given daily. 

12. Teachers shall have the I'ight, and it shall be their duty, with- 
in reasonable limits, to direct and control the studies of their pupils ; to 
arrange them in proper classes, and to decide, subject to these rules and 
the law of the State, what and how many studies each shall pursue. 

13. It is hereby made the duty of the respective teachers of the sev- 
eral rooms to sweep and dust the rooms and halls whenever necessary 
to keep them in a proper state of cleanliness, and to make fires in their 
respective rooms a sufficient length of time before school hours to heat 
said room properly. Provided, that the male scholars may be required 
to convey to the school-room whatever fuel is nece?, sai-y . 



14. Teachers shall attend all regular and special meetings called by 
the Superintendent, and no excuse for absence will be allowed other 
than such as would justify absence from a regular session of their school. 

PUPILS. 

1. Pupils are expected to commence their attendance promptly at 
the beginning of each term, to attend regularly and punctually, and to 
conform to all the the rules of the school ; to obey all the directions of 
the teachers, to observe good order and propriety of deportment, to be 
diligent in study, respectful to teachers and kind and obliging to school- 
mates ; to refrain entirely from the use of profanity and vulgar language, 
and to be neat and clean in person and clothing. 

2. Scholars coming to and returning from school shall not be per- 
mitted to become disorderly. 

3. Scholars sl^all be permitted to enter and remain in the school- 
rooms in presence of their teachers for the purpose of study, quiet con- 
versation or warming, but all running or boisterous play within the 
school-building is forbidden. 

4. Any pupil who shall cut or otherwise injure any school-house, 
or injui-e any fences, trees or out-buiklings belonging to any school, or 
shall write any profane or obscene language, or make any obscene pict- 
ures on the school premises, shall be liable to suspension, expulsion or 
any other punishment, according to the nature of the offense. 

5. Scholars are required to abstain from the use of tobacco in or 
about the school-building. 

6. Pupils affected with contagious diseases shall not be allowed 
to remain in any of the public schools. 

7. No pupil shall be allowed to retain connection with any public 
school, unless provided with books, slate and other things required to be 
used in the classes to' which he is assigned ; but no pupil shall be exclud- 
ed for this cause unless the teacher shall have given one week's previous 
notice to his parents ar guardians of the articles needed. 

8. Pupils may be promoted within the term if competent. 

9. A jDupil may be demoted in case of willful neglect of duty. 

10. The Superintendent shall assign pupils to their proper grades 
and make all transfers from one grade to another. 



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1. Eeaders, 
3. Writing, 
5. Geography, 



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Michael. 
Eclectic. 
7. U. S. History, 



2. Spelling, 
4. Arithmetic, 
6. Grammar, 
Eclectic. 



McGuffey. 

Ray. 

Harvey. 



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FIRST YEAR. 

1. READtNG. Lessons from charts and blackboard. Letters learn- 
ed phonetically and by name. First Reader taken up and completed. 
Ability to spell correctly most or all of words in lesson. Spelling book 
u.sed freely. 

2. LANGUAcaa. Attention given to pronunciation. Correction of 
common errors in conversation. 

3. Number. Counting as far as one hundred. Addition and Sub- 
traction introduced. Explain the signs plus, minus and equality. En- 
courage neatness and accuracy in slate work. 



SECOND YEAR. 



1. Reading. Second Reader introduced and completed. Pupils 
to be able to read readily. All words in reader to be learned. Use 
speller to page 35. 

2. Langttage. Pupils taught to give the substance of their lesson 
in their own words. Require correct pronunciation, complete sentences 
and clear statements. 

3. Writing. Write sentences containing given words. Teach the 
use of capitals and the principal punctuation marks. 

4. Numbers. Read and write numbers to the sixth order. Add 
and subtract numbers readily. Simple lessons on time table, measure- 
ments. &c. 

.5. Object Lessons. Lajid, water, animals, plants, &c., &c. 



THIRD YEAR. 

1. Reading. Third reader introduced and completed. Spelling 
and defining words in lesson. 

2. Spelling. Use speller to page 50. 

3. Language. Completing sentences from which subject, object, 
or verb has been omitted. Object, action and quality words taugh' 
Sentences classified as to use. Elements of simple sentence.-.. Parts of 
Speech. 

4. Arithmetic. Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division. 
The multiplier not to exceed /"o^^r figures, and the dlmsor not to exceed 

t'iCO. 

5. Geography. Use Eclectic No. 1. Draw jDlats oi school grounds, 
village, township and county. 

G. Writing. Use Copy Book No. 1. 



FOURTH TEAR. 

1. Reading. Use Fourth Reader. Words spelled orally and 
written. Write up substance of lesson read, with particular attention to 
punctuation and capitalization. 

2. Spelling. Use Speller to page 75. 

3. Arithmetic. Practical Arithmetic to page 100, with addition of 
mental exercises. 

J:. Language. Harvey's Elementary Grammar to page 79. 

5. Geography. Eclectic No. 1 ,completed. Geography of township, 
county, &c., &c. 

6. Writing. Use Copy Book No. 2. 



FIFTH YEAR. 

1. Reading. Fourth Reader, supplementary reading or recitation. 
Spelling and defining words in lessons. 

2. Spelling. Use Speller to page 100. 

3. Grammar. Harvey's Elementary Grammar completed. 

4. Geography. Use Eclectic No. 2. 

5. Arithmetic. Practical Arithmetic to page 165. Give frequent 
reviews. .. 

G. Writing. Use Copy Book No. 8, with thorough drills in rapid 
and practical work, letter writing and superscription. 



SIXTH YEAR. 

1. Readine. Use Fifth Reader. 

2. Spelling. Through Speller. 

3. Geography. Use Eclectic No. 2. 

4. Arithmetic. Ray's Practical to page 245. 

5. Writing. Use Copy Book No. 4. 

6. Grammar. Composition and analysis. Analysis of sentences, 
simple or compound. Drills in all parts of speech. Use Harvey's sec- 
ond book as a text book. 



SEVENTH YEAR. 

1. Reading. Fifth Reader continued. 

2. Spelling. Review Spellei. 

3. Grammar. Harvey's Second Book to Syntax. 

4. Geography. Eclectic No. 2, completed. 

5. Writing, Same as sixth year. 

6. Arithmetic Ray's Practical, completed. 

7. History. U. S. History through the Revolution, 



EIGHTH YEAR. 

1. Reading. 

2. Spelling. Thorough drills. 

3. Grammar. Harvey's Second Book, completed. 

4. Writing. Special drills. 

5. Geography. Eclectic No. 3. 

6. Arithmetic- Ray's Higher. 

7. History. U. S. History, completed. 

(High School not yet organized.) 



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